Discover the joy of working with clay at Catoctin Creek Pottery! Whether you're exploring pottery for the first time or looking to develop your skills, our small-group pottery classes offer a welcoming, relaxed environment where creativity and individual expression are encouraged.
Located in a private pottery studio in Frederick, Maryland, classes provide personalized instruction in handbuilding OR wheel throwing, allowing students to explore their creative interests while learning techniques such as slab construction, texture, carving, surface decoration, glazing, and more.
With intentionally small class sizes, you'll receive individual guidance while enjoying the creativity and camaraderie of working alongside fellow pottery enthusiasts.
Each six-week session includes:
Six 2-hour pottery classes (12 hours of instruction)
Personalized handbuilding OR wheel throwing instruction and demonstrations
Clay for class projects AND one prepared clay slab per class for handbuilding students, sized to accommodate a class project
Use of studio tools, equipment, texture materials, glazes and glazing instruction
Bisque and glaze kiln firings
No previous pottery experience is necessary. Beginners are welcome, and returning students can continue developing their skills while exploring new techniques and projects.
Pottery wheel availability is limited due to the studio's size. Please indicate your interest in wheel throwing when registering so availability can be confirmed.
Session 1: December 30, 2026; January 6, 13, 20, 27, and February 3, 2027
Session 2: February 17, 24; March 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2027
Session 3: April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5 and 12, 2027
Session 4: June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; July 7, 2027
Session 5: July 21, 28; August 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2027
Session 6: September 8, 15, 22, 29; October 6 and 13, 2027
Session 7: October 27; November 3, 10, 17; December 1 and 8, 2027
No class November 24 in observance of Thanksgiving.
Classes are offered in scheduled six-week sessions. Registration reserves your place for all six classes.
Interested in joining after a session has started?
When space is available, late enrollment may be accommodated if at least four classes remain. Two hours of missed classes may be completed over two scheduled class days, subject to studio and instructor availability.
After registering, Catoctin Creek Pottery will contact you to confirm your enrollment, provide studio information, and coordinate any approved late-enrollment arrangements.
Because class sizes are intentionally limited, registration reserves your place for the entire session.
Each six-week session includes one makeup opportunity of up to two hours for a student absence, subject to studio and instructor availability. Additional missed classes cannot be refunded, credited, transferred, or carried forward.
Please review the complete Student Agreement – Terms & Conditions before registering.
Classes are designed for adults ages 18 and older.
Students ages 14–17 may participate when registered with and accompanied by a participating parent or legal guardian, unless otherwise approved by Catoctin Creek Pottery.
Discover the joy of working with clay at Catoctin Creek Pottery! Whether you're exploring pottery for the first time or looking to develop your skills, our small-group pottery classes offer a welcoming, relaxed environment where creativity and individual expression are encouraged.
Located in a private pottery studio in Frederick, Maryland, classes provide personalized instruction in handbuilding OR wheel throwing, allowing students to explore their creative interests while learning techniques such as slab construction, texture, carving, surface decoration, glazing, and more.
With intentionally small class sizes, you'll receive individual guidance while enjoying the creativity and camaraderie of working alongside fellow pottery enthusiasts.
Each six-week session includes:
Six 2-hour pottery classes (12 hours of instruction)
Personalized handbuilding OR wheel throwing instruction and demonstrations
Clay for class projects AND one prepared clay slab per class for handbuilding students, sized to accommodate a class project
Use of studio tools, equipment, texture materials, glazes and glazing instruction
Bisque and glaze kiln firings
No previous pottery experience is necessary. Beginners are welcome, and returning students can continue developing their skills while exploring new techniques and projects.
Pottery wheel availability is limited due to the studio's size. Please indicate your interest in wheel throwing when registering so availability can be confirmed.
Session 1: December 30, 2026; January 6, 13, 20, 27, and February 3, 2027
Session 2: February 17, 24; March 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2027
Session 3: April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5 and 12, 2027
Session 4: June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; July 7, 2027
Session 5: July 21, 28; August 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2027
Session 6: September 8, 15, 22, 29; October 6 and 13, 2027
Session 7: October 27; November 3, 10, 17; December 1 and 8, 2027
No class November 24 in observance of Thanksgiving.
Classes are offered in scheduled six-week sessions. Registration reserves your place for all six classes.
Interested in joining after a session has started?
When space is available, late enrollment may be accommodated if at least four classes remain. Two hours of missed classes may be completed over two scheduled class days, subject to studio and instructor availability.
After registering, Catoctin Creek Pottery will contact you to confirm your enrollment, provide studio information, and coordinate any approved late-enrollment arrangements.
Because class sizes are intentionally limited, registration reserves your place for the entire session.
Each six-week session includes one makeup opportunity of up to two hours for a student absence, subject to studio and instructor availability. Additional missed classes cannot be refunded, credited, transferred, or carried forward.
Please review the complete Student Agreement – Terms & Conditions before registering.
Classes are designed for adults ages 18 and older.
Students ages 14–17 may participate when registered with and accompanied by a participating parent or legal guardian, unless otherwise approved by Catoctin Creek Pottery.
